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NEVADA 385 A general meeting for organization was held the evening of February 4 in Odd Fellows' Hall, which was far too small for the audience. The name State Equal Franchise Society was adopted. Mrs. Stanislawsky was elected president; Colonel Reeves, Mr. Price, Mrs. Mack and Miss Felice Cohn, vice- presidents ; Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. Grace E. Bridges and Mrs. Alice Chism, recording and corresponding secretary and treasurer. A membership of 177 was reported. The board of twenty-one directors included most of those who have been named and in addition Dr. J. E. Stubbs, president of the university; Mrs. A. B. McKinley, Dr. Morris Pritchard, W. D. Trout, Mrs. Nettie P. Hershiser, Mrs. George Armstrong, Mrs. Florence H. Church, Mrs. G. Taylor, Mrs. Frank Stickney. 1 Plans were made for a legislative lobby. A report of the organization was sent to Mrs. Mackay, who consented that her name should be used as hon- orary president but took no further interest in it or in the amend- ment campaign which soon followed and made no contribution. Between the above meetings Assemblymen Arnold and Byrne of Esmeralda county had introduced a joint resolution on Janu- ary 30 to submit to the voters an amendment to the State consti- tution to give full suffrage to women. It was referred to the Committee on Elections, which on February 7 reported it un- favorably. Assemblyman J. A. Denton of Lincoln county secured a hearing before the Committee of the Whole on Feb- ruary 20 and a large lobby from the society was present. Mrs. Stanislawsky and Miss Cohn addressed the committee, empha- sizing the fact that each of the political parties had declared in tate platform for this referendum and all the women asked was to have the question sent to the voters. The resolution was put on file but at the bottom and every attempt to advance it failed but on March 6 it appeared in regular order. Speaker pro tem. Booth wanted it indefinitely postponed but was over- 1. After numerous parliamentary tactics it was at length <"d by 31 ayes, 13 noes, four absent and the Speaker not ig. The resolution was first read in the Senate on March 7 1 Charter members betides those already > were Mrs. J. E. Stubbs, J. D. Flyman, C. A. Jacobson, Mrs. ' I '.ivl.,r, Mrs. Julia F. Bender, J. E. Church, Miw Laura de Laguna, Grant Miller, Mis* Kate Bardenwerper. Mra. W. H. Hood. Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Boyd. Mra. George McKenzte. Mra. May Gill.